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9:48 PM Dick Vermeil goes on ESPN 710, and shares his thoughts on Pete Carroll's late TD vs. UCLA: "I don't think it's really good for the game. And I don't think it's good for the schools."

8:40 PM Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham doesn't like where the NFL is headed, what with all the wildcats & five-receiver sets: "I remember when Jim Brown was running the ball. That's what football is to me."

8:20 PM WIVB-TV in Buffalo reports that 19-year-old Brandon McLean has pleaded guilty to multiple charges in a hit-and-run incident after a Bills game last October. McLean supposedly ran over three police officers & three pedestrians, but luckily no one was seriously hurt.

8:00 PM The New York Post reports that the Nets' new arena in Brooklyn could be hosting a second tenant in the NHL's Islanders.

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Kiffin: Become a Gamecock, End Up Pumping Gas

Posted by jason on Mar. 10, 2009, 10:00pm

• Vols coach Lane Kiffin warns recruit: If you choose South Carolina over Tennessee, prepare for a career pumping gas.

• Beauty pageant competitors Christiann & Arielle Unger have an axe to grind with you.

• Could Franco Harris’ son become the next mayor of Pittsburgh?

• If you’re going to be sitting around watching March Madness anyway, why not use that time recovering from a vasectomy?

• If you want a high-five from Paul Pierce, better leave the LeBron jersey at home.

College Hoops Won’t Acknowledge Lesbian Fans

Posted by Brooks on Mar. 10, 2009, 2:05pm

Robert Bell of the GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD has a report today on the elephant in the room when it comes to the marketing of the ACC women’s basketball tournament.

(NBA fans also are way out front on this issue!)

While the WNBA has enthusiastically embraced its lesbian fans, Bell reports that the ACC (and all other major conferences) has completely ignored its lesbian fan base in women’s basketball marketing efforts. This despite the fact that lesbians could very well represent the majority of fans at the league’s basketball games.

How do I know? I announced games for Ohio State, Georgia and South Carolina in the ’90s. For those programs, the vast majority of diehard fans were lesbians, the elderly, and children under the age of 10. Read more…

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